Category Archives: Wendover

Illinois takes a dive; Okada gets nabbed

Illinois casinos had been bumping along nicely in the Trump economy until they hit a plain old speed bump last month, with revenues down almost 4%, on a gross of $119 million, $39 million of which was generated by Rivers … Continue reading

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Caesars excels, MGM disappoints; So long, Paradise Park

You know how I thought May’s visitation numbers representing Las Vegas finally finding bottom in a visitation decline? Never mind. June was down 1%, mainly driven (pardon the pun) by fewer drive-in visits from California. Fortuitously for the casinos, luck … Continue reading

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